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South Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1908

314 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 16

Election of Mayor

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 8

The Council met on Friday afternoon to select an Alderman for recommendation to the Minister for appointment as Mayor. Present—Ald. Riley (retiring Mayor) and…

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Mayor by Appointment

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 4

The Ulladulla Municipal Council forgot to elect a Mayor for the current year, or rather it failed to make such election within the…

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Shire Councils

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 4

Engineer Galloway is away on holidays. The salary of the President of the Cambewarra, Shire Council was…

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Nowra Municipality and Clyde Shire. Conference on the Separation Proposal

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 4

Nowra Council and Clyde Shire representatives had a conferences in Nowra on Wednesday last on the proposal to separate the South Ward from Nowra municipality and…

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Municipal

The Bega Budget · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 5

The first regular meeting of the newly elected Council was held on Tuesday night. Ald. W. Manning the Mayor, presided and…

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Council or Shire? Cutting Off South Ward

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon last President T. M. Thomson, of Clyde Shire, conferred with the Nowra Council, represented by Mayor Patterson, Aldermen Brodie, Hyam,…

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Cambewarra Shire and the Engineer

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 12

At the last meeting of the Cambewarra Shire Council, the engineer wrote requesting leave of absence for their weeks from the first of the month op the ground of ill health…

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Berry Council. Monday, March 9

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 11

Present—Aldermen on Noakes (Mayor), Shepherd, Turner, Watts, Jamiseon, M'Lay, Lamond, M'Lean, and Leary. CORRESPONDENCE,…

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Shire Engineer

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 4

A motion to dispense with the services of the Engineer to Bulli Shire was ruled out of order by the President on the grounds that the…

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An Ex-Mayor Honored

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 4

Jamberoo people had a big dinner last week in honor of Alderman C. W. Craig, who recently retired from the Mayoral chair after…

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Council Meeting

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 1

The Council met on Tuesday. Present—The Mayor (Ald Riley) and Aldermen Millard, Cambage Ree, Bee and Davis. FINANCE…

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Municipal Dues

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 8

Council demands payment of all due rates aDd charges before Saturday next, 21st The clerk states that summonses will be promptly issued to…

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Mumbulla Council

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 2

The Council met at Bemboka on Wednesday night last. With reference to the approaches to Bega River ferry, the Department notified the…

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Nowra. Council. Monday, March 16

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 1

Present—Aldermen Patterson (Mayor), Linkenbagh, Lambert, Brodie, Morton, Hartridge, Hyam, Benney. MAYORAL MINUTE…

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lmlay Shire Council

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 2

Imlay Shire Council met at Eden on Thursday last. Present: Councillors Moorhead (president, in the choir), Wren, Colline, Baddeley, Cochrane,…

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Clyde Shire Council

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 11

A meeting of the Clyde Shire Council was held at Tomerong on Monday last. Present— "Councillors T. M. Thomson (President), K. Thomson, J. Watt, C. Blacket W. Herne,…

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Imlay Shire Council

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 4

Imlay Shire Council met at Eden on Thursday last. Present: Crs. Moorhead (president, in the chair), Wren, Collins, Baddeley…

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Berry Council

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 12

A meeting of the above was held on Monday night last, when there were present— Aldermen Noakes (Mayor), Leary, Shepherd, Watts, Jamieson, Turner, M'Lay, and M'Lean…

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Site for Clyde Shire Offices

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 1

At the Clyde Shire Council, on Monday, the matter of the purchase of a site for chambers came up for discussion, and occupied several hours. Councillor Murray made a report…

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The Shires' Engineer. Tenders His Resignation. Accepted by Clyde Shire

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 1

At the Clyde Shire Council meeting, on Monday, a letter was read from Mr S. Gralloway intimating that he had received an appointment as Engineer of the Warra…

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